{"id":12668,"date":"2025-09-21T07:09:56","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T07:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unit-21.com\/?p=12668"},"modified":"2025-09-21T07:09:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T07:09:56","slug":"polina-parshyna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unit-21.com\/?p=12668","title":{"rendered":"Polina Parshyna"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>The Cycle: Berlin | Berlin, Germany | Unit 21 | 2025 <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>The Cycle is a conceptual laundrette that offers a light-filled, communal space for washing clothes and strengthening local ties. It is located in what was once the &#8216;death strip&#8217;, the space between the inner and outer walls of the Berlin Wall. The site\u2019s complex history was central to the design approach, with the building\u2019s form and layout derived from historical speech recordings of Berliners.<br><br>The project aims to capture the emotional imprint left on Berlin and its people, reflecting on how collective memory shapes both the physical and cultural identity of a place. The Cycle offers an immersive architectural experience: one that is quite literally constructed from the voices of Berliners, giving form to memory, dialogue, and shared history.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\">\n  <iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1096125747?autoplay=1&amp;loop=1&amp;muted=1&amp;background=1&amp;playsinline=1&amp;autopause=0&amp;title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\" title=\"Bartlett_Summer_2024_MArch_PG21_Ioana_Drogeanu_02\">\n  <\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><br><strong>Site Introduction<\/strong><br>The project is located in Berlin on a site formerly divided by the Berlin Wall. The design responds to this historic context through forms that reflect fragmentation and reconnection.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/unit-21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/iterations-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unit-21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/iterations-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/unit-21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/iterations-250x188.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/unit-21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/iterations-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/unit-21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/iterations.jpeg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><br><strong>Iterative Process<\/strong><br>Scripting outcomes from Grasshopper using Physarealm plug-in. Physarealm plugin uses points generated form speech as a bounding box and nodes to tie curves to, creating amazing complex figures that hold much potential for further design development.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/unit-21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/main_photo-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unit-21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/main_photo-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/unit-21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/main_photo-250x187.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/unit-21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/main_photo-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/unit-21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/main_photo-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/unit-21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/main_photo.jpeg 1890w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><br><strong>Main Area<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/unit-21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cafe-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unit-21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cafe-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/unit-21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cafe-250x187.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/unit-21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cafe-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/unit-21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cafe-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/unit-21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cafe.jpeg 1890w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><br>F<strong>inal Renders<\/strong><br>Main area (washing and drying) and cafe space (bespoke furniture generated from speech).<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/progressive_redirect\/playback\/1094860724\/rendition\/1080p\/file.mp4?loc=external&amp;oauth2_token_id=1698139812&amp;signature=9f110f9b09ba63e77b012dc2fcbb600bd5ff9ccac56a4398e0175263043d4dd7\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" title=\"Bartlett_Summer_2024_MArch_PG21_Ioana_Drogeanu_05\"><\/iframe><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><br><strong>Final Film<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cycle: Berlin | Berlin, Germany | Unit 21 | 2025 The Cycle is a conceptual laundrette that offers a light-filled, communal space for washing clothes and strengthening local ties. 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